Noreascon Four Committee News

The committee members from out of town are starting to arrive. Jim Hudson, Ariel Franklin-Hudson, Naomi Fisher, Pat Molloy, and Jim Mann arrived at the clubhouse this afternoon.

We were running out of crates so we did some digging at the back of the clubhouse to try to find some crates we could empty and use. This archeological dig yielded a box labeled "Sign Shop" apparently unopened since Noreascon 3, and containing (shudder) dried up sheets of Letraset transfer type. [Another obsolete technology that I used to be really good at... --LT]

And on Sunday, the truck-loading begins...

Today's work session was amazing, and accomplished tons of stuff. Some really wonderful work got done on the Mended Drum decorations by our creative volunteers. (I didn't take pictures because I wanted it to be a surprise.) The Drum will definitely be an interesting space. Toward the end of the evening, Geri Sullivan arrived triumphantly with a) Bobbi Armbruster, who she'd picked up at the airport, and b) the first hot-off-the-presses copy of our gorgeous Souvenir Book.

More work tomorrow. We'll continue to churn out signs, finish the gizmos, finish up some packing, begin truck-loading, and probably a whole bunch of other stuff. If you're in the Boston area, come on by and join the fun.

Two new projects have started up...

A team is tracking down books from the NESFA library that have the cover art corresponding to the pieces that will be in the Retrospective Art Exhibit.

And another team is painting shutters for The Mended Drum.

The August 28 Work Session is underway. A million things are happening and the fried chicken was just delivered. Yum.

Putting together lighting fixtures to light the Saturn rings.

Processing membership transfers.

Cutting foam core for the triangular dealers' island signs.

Trimming signs.

Making gizmos.

Making maps for Logistics pickups.